Every person remaining present at the place of any riot, rout, or unlawful assembly, after the same has been lawfully warned to disperse, except public officers and persons assisting them in attempting to disperse the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 409
OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 18 Cal. 4th 200 - Shulman v. Group W Productions, Inc. (1998)
Most recently applied in 710 F. Supp. 2d 1024 - Zepeda v. Uribe (April 2010)
Enacted 1872.
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